Tuesday was a really nice change, with delightfully cool, wet conditions most of the day. The high temperature for the day of 66.0° was the coolest of the summer, “surpassing” the max of 66.9° on June 7 and the coolest high temperature since May 13th’s 56.4°. Light rain fell from about 0415 through all morning, ending in the late afternoon around 1715. The max rain rate for the day was a modest 0.17″/hour at 1217 from my VP2 gauge or 0.10″/hour at 1137 from the USG gauge across the street. Dew points reached the mid 60s during the middle of the day, dropping into upper-mid 50s early and late. Now at 0609 we have partly cloudy, dry skies with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s with dew points in the upper 50s. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (60.8°) was recorded at 0729 while the maximum temperature (66.0°) was recorded at 0001 (The afternoon max temp was 65.7° between 1425 and 1515.) Dew point temps were a bit warmer today, ranging from 65° down to 57°. Relative humidity values were higher than yesterday (96% – 74%). Barometric values predictably dropped today from yesterday, ranging from 30.18″ at 0001 down to 30.00″ at 1836.

Remember now you can get the new ground-based VP2 data on Weatherlink. You can access the data through http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman444

I rose later today (once again) after a restless night filled with wild and crazy dreams and restless at times from some occasional back pain. I got a new notice today that the apartment inspection I expected this week has been postponed until September 8 for some unknown reason. I had a late brunch of cereal, a mushy over-ripe banana and fresh coffee (after last night’s vinegar cleaning of the entire system). I have been ramping up on the Badgers football team this week, watching some preview shows on the BTN, especially when they feature the Wisconsin Badgers. I spoke at some length with Ray in the evening. I missed Tracy’s usual late afternoon call unfortunately. I spoke with Robin later in the evening, doing a face-time session featuring exciting bathtub action from my grandson Gideon. Eventually I had dinner after the midnight rain gauge check and observation, with a portabella mushroom burger garnished with a hot pepper cheese slice, a few pickle slices, and chipotle mayo on a hamburger bun. It had to be cooked in the microwave as my foreman griller, much like the toaster earlier this month, failed to heat. Wish I knew an easy way to figure out what is wrong with them, and whether I need to get new appliances. I also had some potato and macaroni salads on the side. I got some email out and incoming read, and checked out Facebook. I continue to follow the tremendous hurricane (now tropical storm) Harvey coverage on TWC and local TV Channel 4 and some network coverage on location in coastal Texas along with our local tropical action, as Tropical Depression (TD) 10 (It has yet to upgrade to Tropical Storm Irma and probably won’t now until it is way offshore and heading into the North Atlantic) got close enough on its track up the eastern seaboard to give us our rain, and heavier rain and wind further east closer to the ocean. I had some prune juice early and spicy low-sodium V8 in the later evening. I had my usual water intake and vitamins and prescription medicines that I take every day.

We now have partly cloudy, dry skies with temperatures in the upper 50s at 0609 Wednesday. Wednesday should be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the lower 60s. We will warming up a bit more on Thursday under partly cloudy skies. We should be getting up to the lower 80s with lows in the upper 50s. Cooling back down into the low 70s on Friday and lows in the mid 50s under partly sunny skies as we head into the month of September. On Saturday further cooling with temps staying in the 60s with clouds and a 70 POP for rain as the remnants of Harvey move into our area. On Sunday sun should return at least partially, with high temps in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 60s.

On Weatherbug radar at 0609 the radar is showing our Wednesday rain moving eastward over parts of New England and well offshore of the NJ and DE coasts. The rain from Harvey is finally moving east and a bit north, from eastern TX, through LA into MS, and AL at this time.

As of 0609 EDT, the data from the VP2 (coming from the ground radiation shield about 4 feet off the ground just under and out from the balcony), the Lakewood WXBug station and the USG VP2 station across the street are as follows :

Station Relative Location Temp RH DP BP Wind High/Low temp today
VP2 Ground 59.6 95 58 30.01S NA 66.0/60.8

There was 0.55″ of rain recorded on Tuesday (cocorahs gauge – now located off the apartment property across the street from my initial two locations just off the inactive putting green – near the Montessori School playground. No sprinklers there at all on this county property) In my VP2 gauge the max rain rate was 0.17″/hour @ 1217. I had a total of 0.55″ in my VP2 gauge.

August precipitation is 4.37″

Year-to-date (YTD) precipitation total is 31.28″

VP2 Across the street (USG) 59.9 96 59 30.04S NA 66.3/62.1

There also was 0.55″ of rain recorded in the USG gauge on Tuesday. However, the max rain rate was only 0.10″/hour at 1137. Due to trickle through I assume, since midnight 0.02″ has been recorded, no rain really fell during that time.

WX Bug Lakewood 4500 ft, 60 90.7 56.9 30.01S Calm G WNW 12
140° from station 65/60

The Lakewood rain gauge reported 0.47″ of rain on Tuesday.

Temp on the VP2 at 2400 was 62.8 RH 92% BP 30.02S DP 60.4.

Good morning from the partly cloudy, drying out Walrus early on this Wednesday morning.